tuberculosis and mortality

His films like 'The Merchant of Four Seasons' explore disease, decay, and social mortality through intimate examinations of human suffering and death.

His 1955 film 'A Generation' and other works poignantly depict tuberculosis and mortality within the context of war and social upheaval in post-war Poland.

His social realist cinema frequently addresses poverty-related diseases and premature mortality, examining how systemic inequality determines survival.